Hi.
We have decided to stay at Camp Markadia for a full 30 days because after 15 days you get 50% off your bill making the last 2 weeks in the month for free!, including electricity. You can take the man out of Yorkshire but you cant take Yorkshire out of the man!!!!....
The fishing is not too shabby just like a good summers day fishing on the caravan pond. I am still getting smashed off on the take even though I have changed back to nylon main line instead of braid, the bloody fish must be on steroid's. The biggest I have had so far are two at 8lbs, one of the fish I have caught twice as it has a mouth like a poorly pussy, or if you like Mick Jagger, "all puffed up".
The weather is so changeable and just does not no what to do with itself, today it is sunny but very windy, we have had to put down the sky dish as it is not safe to have it elevated as it it is getting the full blast where we are.
We have just moved real estate on the site to a very attractive location higher up on the hill, so we overlook the full lake, and the added advantage is we gain another 2 channels on the receiver as we can get all the news channels, but now we can get 2 movie channels as well.
We have never had as much news information (all bad), we have come away to get away from all the crap in the UK. Never mind when we get back up to Mequenenza in Spain we get all the normal Chanel's back.
Norm if you are reading this and you still can not get the pictures, they are in JPEG format, make sure your computer is set up to read this format.
We had to take our Evie to the vets on Wednesday in Beja as she picked up a bad ear infection, the vet gave her a good mot even clipped her nails and it only came to 38 euros including any pills and ear drops, anyway she seems fine now. Sandra has to put drops in every morning for the next 10 days, and clean her ear out. Evie does not seem to mind at all now I even think she is enjoying the attention.
Friday 30 January 2009
Friday 23 January 2009
Hi.
Just a few pic's to see if I can upload onto the blog.
Some of Ginestar looking over the peach trees to the mountains, one down at the river, and the rest in the mountains Sierra Nevada range highest we got to was 1800 meters above sea level.
The motor home did OK towing the trailer and car on the back, no problems so far! (cross fingers).
If it works out when I hit the publish button I will post some more pictures of where we are and any kippers we catch of note.
We seem to be happy were we are now at camp Markadia pulling out the carp, nothing big but it is never boring as the bites keep on coming.
Thanks for my birthday cards and presents, I opened them this morning. Very nice and it make us both think of you all back home.
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Hi everyone.
Managed to log on on in Ferreira a town about 15 miles away from where we are staying at a place called Camp Markadia, at the side of a Barragem (Portuguese for dam or lake).
The camp site is brilliant and is the third time we have been here, the lake is formed by damming a river and is absolutely enormous, Evie loves it here as there are lots of rabbits and she spends loads of energy chasing them, they must be laughing at her she has no chance of catching one as they must be twice as quick as her!.
The water in the lake is crystal clear and is used by the Portuguese as a seaside resort in the summer with lots of swimming and boating. The fishing is OK a bit like down at our lakes and I would expect to catch something, the only fish I have ever caught are wild common carp and a 5lb fish is quite big for here, with the average being about 3lb but with them being wild they fight like stink three times stronger than the fish down in the caravan pond!.
The tally so far is the first days fishing I caught 8, got smashed off 7 times with out even picking the rod up! and on the nearly 9lb bottom hook length as well lost 2 off on the way in. Second day went fishing with Sandra she had 6 carp I had 5 with same thing being smashed off on the take, hmm she gave me a good spanking that day. the 3rd day I managed to get 4 fish and the same thing smashed off on the take very violent takes all on pop up sweetcorn which have now all gone.
The weather is very hit and miss at the moment and Sandra speaking to some of the long time campers was told it has rained and been crap since November. When it is nice you can sit out in a tee shirt it is that warm, and we have the window open on the van at night as it gets too hot to sleep.
We are about 150 miles away from the Algarve at the bottom of Portugal, but we are undecided when to travel down as the weather there can not be much different than where we are now at the moment, but I suppose we will wonder down sometime there is no rush as we still have tons of time left to follow the sun.
I will sign off now as I am going to the Tourist information place across the road from where I am logged on (I think it is their wifi signal I am using) to ask were there is a Pesca shop to get some more fake corn and groundbait, Catch up with you later when I can blag another wifi signal.
Managed to log on on in Ferreira a town about 15 miles away from where we are staying at a place called Camp Markadia, at the side of a Barragem (Portuguese for dam or lake).
The camp site is brilliant and is the third time we have been here, the lake is formed by damming a river and is absolutely enormous, Evie loves it here as there are lots of rabbits and she spends loads of energy chasing them, they must be laughing at her she has no chance of catching one as they must be twice as quick as her!.
The water in the lake is crystal clear and is used by the Portuguese as a seaside resort in the summer with lots of swimming and boating. The fishing is OK a bit like down at our lakes and I would expect to catch something, the only fish I have ever caught are wild common carp and a 5lb fish is quite big for here, with the average being about 3lb but with them being wild they fight like stink three times stronger than the fish down in the caravan pond!.
The tally so far is the first days fishing I caught 8, got smashed off 7 times with out even picking the rod up! and on the nearly 9lb bottom hook length as well lost 2 off on the way in. Second day went fishing with Sandra she had 6 carp I had 5 with same thing being smashed off on the take, hmm she gave me a good spanking that day. the 3rd day I managed to get 4 fish and the same thing smashed off on the take very violent takes all on pop up sweetcorn which have now all gone.
The weather is very hit and miss at the moment and Sandra speaking to some of the long time campers was told it has rained and been crap since November. When it is nice you can sit out in a tee shirt it is that warm, and we have the window open on the van at night as it gets too hot to sleep.
We are about 150 miles away from the Algarve at the bottom of Portugal, but we are undecided when to travel down as the weather there can not be much different than where we are now at the moment, but I suppose we will wonder down sometime there is no rush as we still have tons of time left to follow the sun.
I will sign off now as I am going to the Tourist information place across the road from where I am logged on (I think it is their wifi signal I am using) to ask were there is a Pesca shop to get some more fake corn and groundbait, Catch up with you later when I can blag another wifi signal.
Monday 12 January 2009
Hi everyone.
Managed to log on in Mora and can not believe it is a week since we left the UK, the weather down was interesting to say the least!. it snowed most of the way until we came out of the mountains then it was glorious sunshine for about 2 hours driving, then it snowed again.
Up in the mountains on our first nights car parking the temperature fell away to daft degrees and everything froze up, including Sandra's and my noses the only thing poking out of the sleeping bag. The front of the motor home looked like a big giant ice lolly and stayed that way until we hit sea level.
On our way on the last leg to Ginestar after our second nights car parking we stayed over night in a lovely stopover in Spain, I bet it is crawling with motor homes in the summer, as it was there was only us there, another night with snow falling but luckily it didn't settle.
We finally arrived in Ginestar on the 7th Wednesday and the weather was absolutely glorious with clear blue Sky's but there was still a nip in the air, this lasted 2 days and you can guess what it snowed again really big flakes.
We managed to get some gas from Fraga about 20 miles away so we are at least warm.
After we had set up camp I had a walk down to the river with Evie she was that excited just running like greyhound, she went down the river bank and straight in the water, I have since discovered why, the banks are muddy with the floods and are like ice I have fallen flat on my back and so has Sandra except hers was more spectacular she ended up in the river!, she always said she wanted to be seen in something long and flowing.
I have been fishing down at the river but it has been in flood and its just going down so the water temperature is bloody cold and the fish do not want to know, I am hoping it will warm up to get them to feed, so nothing to report on any catches yet.
I will sign off now until we can find another wifi hot spot.
Managed to log on in Mora and can not believe it is a week since we left the UK, the weather down was interesting to say the least!. it snowed most of the way until we came out of the mountains then it was glorious sunshine for about 2 hours driving, then it snowed again.
Up in the mountains on our first nights car parking the temperature fell away to daft degrees and everything froze up, including Sandra's and my noses the only thing poking out of the sleeping bag. The front of the motor home looked like a big giant ice lolly and stayed that way until we hit sea level.
On our way on the last leg to Ginestar after our second nights car parking we stayed over night in a lovely stopover in Spain, I bet it is crawling with motor homes in the summer, as it was there was only us there, another night with snow falling but luckily it didn't settle.
We finally arrived in Ginestar on the 7th Wednesday and the weather was absolutely glorious with clear blue Sky's but there was still a nip in the air, this lasted 2 days and you can guess what it snowed again really big flakes.
We managed to get some gas from Fraga about 20 miles away so we are at least warm.
After we had set up camp I had a walk down to the river with Evie she was that excited just running like greyhound, she went down the river bank and straight in the water, I have since discovered why, the banks are muddy with the floods and are like ice I have fallen flat on my back and so has Sandra except hers was more spectacular she ended up in the river!, she always said she wanted to be seen in something long and flowing.
I have been fishing down at the river but it has been in flood and its just going down so the water temperature is bloody cold and the fish do not want to know, I am hoping it will warm up to get them to feed, so nothing to report on any catches yet.
I will sign off now until we can find another wifi hot spot.
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